He was born in Gökçeyaka village of Çameli district of Denizli. As a young child, he lived by shepherding the animals owned by his family. He could not continue his education in order to earn a living for his family. He learned to read and write from a friend who went to school. When he turned 15, he met Cura. He started playing and singing nine-eighth local melodies called Masıt Kırık with Cura. He later mastered pine whistle making.[1] Later, he began to perform at weddings and other entertainments with his music called Karaman Kırığı, which was composed of melodies composed with cura and pine whistles. He became famous over time.
In the early 1990s, its name began to be heard in Europe.[3] In 1992, Frenchman Jérôme Cler came to Turkey to research traditional melodies and wrote a 350-page thesis about the melodies and traditions of the region. With this thesis he prepared, he received an associate professorship from Sorbonne University. During his research, he also meets Hayri Dev. Later, Dev's life was brought to the cinema with a documentary called Cler Ormanlar Arkası, which came back to Turkey with a team of 15 people.[3]
Dev, who went to France upon the invitation of the French team, also gave concerts in France.
He founded an orchestra called Kısmet with his children and continued to perform with his team.
Hayri Dev was given the nickname Big Master due to his crafts.[3] Kendi explains this situation with the following words: "I can do anything that the hand can do. But I didn't want to do any of it. Because I am a shepherd and a musician. There were times when I went hungry because of playing an instrumentalist, but I never left it."
With a group of 10 people formed by Çameli Public Education Center, they performed in Ankara in 2004, in Istanbul in 2005, and in Izmir in 2007.[3]
In 2008, it was declared a Living Human Treasure by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism within the scope of the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[1][3]
At an award ceremony held in Istanbul in 2010, he, along with seven others, were declared Living Human Treasure Cultural Heritage Bearers.[3]
He was given a Certificate of Appreciation by the then Minister of Culture, Ertuğrul Günay, for his contributions in the field of pine whistle.
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